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Evaluation Phases Phase I – FY 2008 Forward – Process Evaluation Focus on Outputs (What have you done?) – Number of Council meetings held – Number of outreach activities – Number of stakeholders impacted/involved

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Effectiveness is based on ability to meet the FY 2008 grant program goals. N= 21 programs

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P-16 Council Grant Goals 1.Increase staff support 2.Support professional development on College and Career Readiness Standards 3.Focus Regional P-16 Councils work through data driven decision making 4.Target HB 400 schools to establish college-going culture

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Effectiveness is based on ability to meet the FY 2009 grant program goals. N= 17 programs

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FY 2009 Example of Data Driven Decision Making Deep East Texas P-16 Council (Nacogdoches) 1.Established Data Bank for each of its 15 districts 2.District reports completed and disseminated to each district Data bank includes data on students: participating in Advanced Courses who are college ready taking and scoring at or above criterion ACT/SAT enrolled in 2 and 4 year post- secondary Texas institutions

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FY 2009 Example of Work with Low-Performing Schools Lower Rio Grande P-16 Council (Harlingen) 1.High School Improvement Conference 2.Direct support to students 3.Direct support to high school staff Direct Services Include: Peer Mentoring Career Planning College Admissions Prep Financial Aid Assistance High School to College Transition

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P-16 Council Outputs P-16 Institutes 773 people attended 4 Institutes held in August, November, February and June. People from 17 institutions that were not funded have participated in the Institutes.